VIP tour of Cowboy Stadium

Ramiro and I went to Cowboy Stadium in Arlington today and took the VIP tour. It lasted about an hour and half. We started out in the Pro Shop, then the guide took us upstairs where we sat in the seats and got a look at the field and the jumbo tron and all the other screens. This place defies description as to size and space! The main screens are almost half the length of the field, or that's the impression you get. The Cowboys were practicing, and we could see them live or on the giant screens. Tony Romo (9) is the only one I recognized, but Ramiro could name a bunch of them. Next we went up to see the suites, including what is known as the Jones "perch." This was a room that had a 3-window front toward the stadium, and the windows could open. The perch is just above th 50 yd line, and is directly above the Jones family suite. Apparently Jones and his two sons are more likely to be found in the perch at game time rather than the suite, which is where he entertains. The perch is reached via elevator that goes only to the suite and the locker area. We toured the rest of the stadium, including the SRO space, one of the private clubs (which is accessible only to the club suites holders), and the end zone seats. At one of the end zones, you can look out the windows of the stadium and see the Rangers Ballpark. I got a good shot of that. There is a fountain in this area, and Ford has a huge display of cars here. We went to the Cowboy Cheerleaders locker room, and got to see their lockers and their pictures, except for the pictures of the captains. Apparently, after the season, the captains are treated to a banquet and are given their pictures. Our guide told us which cheerleader had been knocked down during one of the plays next year, which one had been dating a Buffalo Bill, and which was the first black cheerleader, and which two were sisters. She also told us that if we wanted to take pictures of the cheerleaders' pictures, we had to pose like that cheerleader. So of course I posed! We could be twins separated at birth. NOT! From there we went down to the actual playing field. The Cowboys were through with practice, so the field was all ours. We walked on the 50 yd line, I posed lying down on the number 50 (think I'll title it Help I've Fallen on the 50 Yd Line and I can't get up), took a picture of Ramiro holding up his arms to signal a touchdown right under the goal posts, and got a picture of him standing on the number 50. We waited and waited for the locker room to become available, but apparently the boys took their time showering and dressing because they did not open the locker room for us. They had told us when we bought our tickets that the locker room would not be open, but we sort of hoped that they might. After the tour we went to lunch, as we were both pretty hungry. We decided to try th Panda Express, which we've heard lots about. I had a fried rice bowl with kung pao chicken and Ramiro had a lomein bowl with orange chicken. It was OK, but we won't be going back. PeiWei has spoiled us. While we were at the stadium I heard fro Sarah Walls, an environmental attorney in Ft. Worth who served as outside counsel for the airport. We are supposed to meet her for drinks after work today.